Ironing board cover fastener



Jan. 5, 1954 v. 1.. PEARSON 2,664,656

IRONING BOARD COVER FASTENER Filed Aug. 27, 1951 Fig.

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Vemo n Lee Pearson INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 5, 1954 IRONIN G BOARD COVER FASTENER Vernon Lee Pearson,Medford, Oreg., assignor of one-third to George H. Jackson, Medford,Oreg- Application August 2'7, 1951, Serial No. 243,796 Claims. (01.ss-140) permit the padding and cover for an ironing board to be readilypositioned thereon in a more rapid manner than heretofore had beenpossible. A further object of this invention is to provide a novelcombination of ironing board and ironing board cover fastener thatincludes a plate for protecting the ironing board from excessive weartogether with a turnbuckle, cable and hand wheel, which hand wheel isused for causing the turnbuckle to urge the cable into a groove formedin the ironing board so as to hold the ironing board cover in a securemanner.

Still further objects of the invention reside in the provision of anironing board cover fastener that is strong, durable, highly efficientin operation, simple in construction and manufacture, capable of beingreadily installed on either a wooden or metal ironing board, and whichis relatively inexpensive to produce.

These, together with the various ancillary objects of the inventionwhich'will become apparent as the following description proceeds, areobtained by this ironing board cover fastener, a preferred embodiment ofwhich has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by way ofexample only, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the ironing board cover fastener asoperatively installed on an ironing board;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view as taken along the plane of line2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view as taken along the plane of line33 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the ironing board with theironing board cover fastener operatively installed thereon;

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the ironing board used in the presentinvention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the plate comprising one element ofthe present invention.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views,reference numeral I0 generally designates an ironing board which isformed with a peripheral groove [2 and which additionally has a recessI4 formed in one edge together with a centrally located notch l6.

As is conventional there is positioned on the ironing board suitablepadding I8 for protecting 2 the board from the heat of the iron and alsoto provide a suitable ironing surface that is some what resilient.

There is first positioned within the recess M the plate generallyindicated at 20 which includes an upper member which is substantiallyU-shaped having legs 22 and 24. A lower member having legs 26 and 28 isprovided. The ends of the legs 22 and 26 are connected by a centralconnecting portion 36 and the legs 24 and 28 are connected by a centralconnecting portion 32. Thus is formed an end plate of substantiallyU-shape in cross section. This can be readily seen as in Figure 2.Hence, the plate may be considered as having a notch 34 formed thereinwhich is adapted to be in alignment with the notch 16 when the plate 20is positioned with the upper member overlying the upper surface of theboard and cover and the lower member underlying the under surface of theboard. Positioned within the recess [4 is a turnbuckle 36 to which theends of the cable 38 received in the groove I2 is emplaced. A suitablecover 40 is held in position by the cable 38 pressing into the groovel2. A hand wheel 42 is provided and has an opening 44 therethrough, theturnbuckle 36 being received within the opening so as to be controlledby the wheel 42 for rotation. Hence, upon rotation of the wheel 42 theturnbuckle is also rotated thus tightening or loosening the cable 38.The wheel 42 is so positioned as to be received within the notch l6 andthe notch 34 between the legs 22 and 24 and 26 and 28.

Since from the foregoing the construction and advantages of this ironingboard cover fastener are readily apparent, further description isbelieved to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specificationand accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention tothe precise embodiment shown and described, but all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be readily resorted to which fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with an ironing board having a groove extending aroundthe edges thereof and having a recess with a centrally located notch inone end of said board, an ironing board cover fastener comprising an endplate having upper and. lower parallel U-shaped members, each of whichmembers have substantially parallel legs, the legs of said upper memberbeing secured to the legs of said lower member by central connectingmembers, a cable adapted to fit in said groove in said board, aturnbuckle connecting the ends of said cable, said turnbuckle beingreceivable within said recess, said end plate being positioned on saidboard in said recess with said upper member overlying the upper surfaceof the board and the lower 'membernnderlying the lower surface of "theboard, a hand wheel, said hand wheel having an opening there.-

through, said turnbuckle extending through said openin and beingcontrolledtortrotation': by

said hand wheel, said hand wheel being positioned so as to extendbetween,sfidle'gsfiand said notch.

2. In combination with an ironing board having a groove extending aroundthe edges thereof and having a recess and a centrallylo cated notch inone end thereof, an ironing board cover fastenernorn prising an end:plate or substantially u -shape in cross section and having an uppermember adapted to overlie the diaper surface of 'said b'oajlii and :2lower :lnernber adapted to overlie theil ower surface of said board, acentral connecting portion connecting said upper member and said:iowersmember, -a notch in said plate forminglegs in said-topper memberand said lower memb'ergsai'd'plate positioned with said notch said platein-'ali"gnment with the notch in said-boardaa cable adapted to fit ,insaid groovetinsaid.-board,. a turnbuckle connecting the ends of-saidcable, said turnbuckle being received within saidrecess, ,a hand wheel,having an ,openingthereuthrough, said turnbuckle extendingthrougnsaidopening and being controlled for-rotation by said hand wheel, saidhandwheel nbeingp'osi tioned in said notchin said board and said notch insaid plate and between said legs;

3. The combination of -,claim;2 wherein said opening in the hand wheel:is' mzthero'rmof can elongated slot, said slot permitting movement ofsaid hand wheel relative to said turnbuckle and into and out ofengagement with said U-shaped end plate.

4. An ironing board cover fastener for an ironing board having a grooveextending around the edge thereof, said fastener comprising a flexiblemember having the ends thereof conelected by a 'tlirhbuclilefa handwheel carried by "said turnbuckle, a notched plate adapted to be carriedby the ironing board, said hand wheel being provided with means forlocking the same against-rotation, said means including projections onsaid hand wheel engageable in the notch ef the notched plate.

5. "Ah ironing board cover fastener for an ironing board having a grooveextending around the edge thereof, said fastener comprising a flexiblemember having the end thereof connected by a turnbuckle, a hand wheelcarried by said turnbuckle, -a notched plate adapted to .be carried bythe ironing board, said hand wheel being pro- 'vided withmeansfor-locking the same against rotatibn,psaid =rnea-n's includingprojections on .saidjhand wheel engageable in the notch or thenotchedwplate, said-turnbuckle fitting in a slot in said hand wheel saidhand wheel being movable relative to sa-id turnbuckle wherebysaid handwheel may be selectively moved into .or out ofylocki-ng engagement with:saidnotched plate.

VERNON LEE PEARSON.

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